Car-replacer.



W. W. JONES.

CAR REPLACER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2. 1915.

1, 1 50,037. Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

WILLIAM: W. Jones, or lvisiwicas rrn, 'rnnnsvnvnnin.

' CAR-REPLACER.

To aZZ whom it may concern I Bejit; known that-I, WILLIAM J onus, a citizen of ;the United States, residing at New. Castle,in the county of Lawrence and State of Pennsylvania, have invented oer; tain new and useful Improvements in Car Replacers, of which the following is a ,sp ecification.' I z This invention relates to carA-replacers, and belongs to that'class of deviceswhich are placed inpositionbeside railway rails, and, usually secured to the rails temporarily, and which areprovided with upwardly inclined surfacesarranged in the path of the wheels of a derailed car and upwhich. the wheels may bedrawn and directed upon the rails.

The replacers in present use with which this applicant is acquainted are so constructed that all of the weight of the car is thrown upon the flange of the wheel, causing the replacer to slide from under the wheel when it ascends or starts up; also, causing the replacer to break in the center. The weight of the car or engine oftencauses the flange to cut a groove in the replacer, thus keeping the wheel from sliding ofl upon the rail as desired and resulting in considerable extra work and trouble.

It is the object of this invention to pro-' duce a replacer having a rib for'the tread of the wheel that will allow the flange to ride clear of the bottom of the lead for the flange until the middle portion of the replacer is reached, when the wheel runs ofl upon the rail without having to slide very much down the slanting surface at the summit of the replacer. The lead for the flange has a vertical wall on both sides of it, and the wheel cannot slide off before reaching the proper position on the replacer to take the rail.

The special construction and arrangements of the parts o'fthis invention are set forth in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 represents a cross-section of a railway track with this invention applied on the inside of one rail and the outside of the other rail. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of this invention. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig.4 is a front view. Fig. 5 is a rear view.

' Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the broken' line w-m of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-section on the broken line yy of Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of a modi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. it, 191 5;

. Application filed February 2, .1915. Serial no. 5,659.

fication of this invention. I" Fig. 9'is a bottom? plan view thereof. Fig. lO-isa rear Y view;of the modification. Fig. .11 is afront view. Fig. 12 is a vertical section on the brokenline 'm w of Fig. 10. 7 Fig. 13 is vertical section on the broken line 'y y of Fig. 10. "Fig. 14; is a top plan view of the hook member used to secure this invention to the rails. v Throughout the description and drawings the same letter is used to refer tothe same part.

Considering the drawings, Figs. 1 to 7 inclusively, and Fig. 1%, it will be noted that upona tie A isplaced one, end of the replacer (3.; Nextctothe rail and along one side of the replacer is the rib D for the tread of the wheel. Alongside therib is the lead I for the flange of the wheel, and the lead has the wallscl andeat the sides. .The

, walls extend diagonally toward the rail. At the other end ofthe replacer there is the ribF, the lead E with'the walls 65 ande at the sides. The rails are lettered B and b. To secure the replacer to the rail, the hook member G is used. The hook g engages the f flange of the rail and the shank or body of the member Gr passes beneath the rail and the head H is passed through the opening J in the back of the replacer G. The throat h is placed in the recess j leading down wardly from the opening J, and the head H is arranged below the lugs K and Ic'projecting from the back of the replacer C, so that the member G cannot become detached and the replacer cannot move away from the rail sidewise.

Now considering Figs. 8 to 18 of the drawings inclusively, it will be observed that a modification of this invention is illustrated. The rib M for the tread of the wheel is arranged near the other side of the replacer L and has a wall m. The lead N for the flange of thewheel lies alongside the rib as before, and has the side walls 72. and O, the wall n being the diagonal wall. At the other end of the replacer L the rib P has the wall m, and the'lead Q, has the walls 72. and R.

Both the form of this invention first herein described, and the modification are double ended replacers, and they have the slanting middle portions f and S, as illustrated best inFigs. 6 and 12.

In the Figs. 8 to 13, it will be seen that this invention has a straight vertical side,

which is the lower side, an d that straight walls and R are arranged at the top of the vertical lower side, and incline upwardly, toward the middle and toward each other. Further, the leads N and Q for the flanges of the car wheels are arranged next I to the straight walls, and the leads have the reach their highest points into a single, flat,

walls 7 and 11/ extending in a slanting dit reetion toward the straight walls. The fiat ribs M and P for the treads-or" the car wheels are located higher than the surfaces of'the leads, and the ribs have the side walls m and m, As best shown in Fig. 11, all the straight walls, leads, ribs and-side walls mentioned, merge at the middle where they and the contact is then a sliding one of short duration. In using the modification L, as best shown in Fig. 12, the flange runs ofl as Copies of this] patent may be obtained for the slantingmiddle portion S is reached and the wheel slides but a very little way until the rail is taken. The diagonal walls of the leads by contact with the flanges direct the wheels to the rails.

Having now described and explained this invention, I claim; y

A car replacer, having a straight vertical lower side, straight walls formed at the top of the said vertical side and inclining upwardly toward each other, leads for the flanges of ear wheels arranged next to the said'straight walls and having sidewalls extending in a slanting direction toward the said straight walls, flat ribs constructed to receive the treads of car wheels and located higher than the surfaces of the said "leads, the said ribs having side walls, and all the said straight walls, leads, ribs and side walls merging together at their highest points intoa single flat, downwardly-inclined surface leading to the said vertical lower side.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence-of two witnesses.

I Witnesses:

WILLIAM Q. SWORD, "JAMES P. LUTTAN.

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